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Padma Awards 2021: Few Doctors Honoured Despite Battling COVID-19
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The Padma Awards are the highest civilian honours conferred by the Government of India. These prestigious awards include the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. These are awarded across ten fields of human endeavour. It has been consistently observed that the number of awards given in Medicine is relatively low, compared to other fields like Arts or Literature. It was hoped that more doctors would be honoured this year, given the fact that they have been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic from the forefront since the beginning, with more than 500 doctors losing their lives in the line of duty. This article attempts to analyse the underlying reason why doctors receive comparatively less recognition than other professions.
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- About Padma Awards. Padma Awards, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Available at: https://padmaawards.gov.in/AboutAwards.aspx; Accessed on 04.02.2021.
- Padma awardees list. Press Note (dated 25 January 2021), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Available at: https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2021AwardeesList.pdf; Accessed on 04.02.2021.
- Previous awardees. Padma Awards, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Available at: http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Field=Medicine; Accessed on 04.02.2021.
- IMA says at least 515 doctors have died of COVID-19. Available at: https://science.thewire.in/health/ima-515-doctors-covid-19-deaths-india-health-workers/; Accessed on 28.02.2021.
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